# Accident 19910927043599A: Cessna 177B, Lake Charles, LA, September 27, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 27, 1991, 19:55 local time
- Place: Lake Charles, LA
- Airport: Lake Charles Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.2091° N, 93.2000° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.2091&lon=-93.2000&mi=10
- Aircraft: N34980, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N34980) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 177B (registry code 2073708, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-177b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 177B
- Reported engine: LYC O360A1F
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 352 total, 92 in this make and model, 7 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW91LA167](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW91LA167) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910927043599A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

RAN OUT OF FUEL ON FINAL FOR LANDING FROM A LOCAL SIGHTSEEING FLIGHT. STRUCK GUIDE WIRE ON NIGHT FORCED LANDING.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB FTW91LA167](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW91LA167), Sep 28, 1991: Cessna 177B (N34980), Lake Charles, LA, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO PERFORM A COMPLETE PREFLIGHT INSPECTION WHICH RESULTED IN A TOTAL LOSS OF ENGINE POWER DUE TO FUEL EXHAUSTION AS A RESULT OF INADEQUATE FUEL SUPPLY.

## Other reports on N34980 (2)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19820129000469I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820129000469I), Jan 29, 1982: Cessna 177 (N34980), San Francisco, CA, Minor damage. Beleived nose gear was off center as he began taxi from parking area. Struck an adjacent parked aircraft.
- [Incident 19790924050329I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790924050329I), Sep 24, 1979: Cessna 177 (N34980), San Francisco, CA, No damage. Oil pressure dropped to zero due to oil pump drive gear failure.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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